VIRGINIA AMERICAN SCHOONER - A comienzos del siglo XIX, los Estados Unidos emprendieron la construcción de pequeños barcos aparejados en goleta, llamados «schooner», obteniendo embarcaciones de gran maniobrabilidad y elegancia. // At the start of the 19th century, the United States began to build small fore-and-aft rigged sailing ships called «schooners», offering great manoeuvrability and elegance. The Virginia was designed in 1819 and launched that same year.